Samuel glover



S. GLOVER-. Cartridgeflapping and Unoapping Implement; N6.231, 162.

Patented Aug. 17,1880.

" [iii/enter UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL GLOVER, OF FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO MAltCELLUS HARTLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CARTRI DG E cAPPiNe-AN-o UNCAPPING i M PLEM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 231,162, dated August 17, 1880.

Application filed December 1, 1879.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, SAMUEL GLovnn, of Fairfield, in the county of Fairlield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and 5 useful Improvements in Apparatus for Capping and U neappin g Cartridges, of which thefollowing specification is a description.

The object of this invention is the production of an apparatus for applying to and re- I0 moving caps from an ordinary cartridge-shell in'a simple and practical manner, and in my invention I employ a shell-tube or throat-piece, or both, for holding a cartridge-shell against the action of a presser arranged on a lever, whereby the caps are inserted, and I employ, in lieu of or in addition to the shell-tube, a throat-piece for holding the cartridge-shell against the action of the ejector. l actuate the ejector by the lever aforesaid impinging upon a push'pin, transmitting motion to a second lever, impelling the ejector suitably to enable it to perform its function. I

I am thusenabled to make a simple apparatus, in comparison with other devices for the g 2 5 same purpose, by means of which I can nncap and cap a cartridge-shell quickly and readily.

both operations being performed by one and the same lever from a stationary shell-tube.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 0 a sectional side view of my improved apparatus, showing the lovers in position to nncap a shell,and, by dotted lines, in position to cap a shell; and Fig.2 is a plan view of the pivoted throat-piece.

Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in both figures. y

.A designates, in the drawings, the base-piece oi myimproved apparatus, carrying the hollow shell case or tube B, iorreceiving the cartridge- 0 shells, the standard 0, and tube 1), wherein is arranged a push-pin, a. This standard 0 has pivoted to its upper part a lever, E, in this instance by having the end of the lever inserted ina slot, s, in the upper end of the standard and connected by a cross-pin. This lever E, when moved toward the tube D and forced down, bears against the push-pin a, and the l push-pin a bears down on one end of a lever, i E. This lever E is pivoted, at or near its'center, below the base-piece A, in this instance by being fitted in a slot, s, in the standard 0, and by means of across-pin passing through the same. It has attached to its other end the stock b of an ejector, p, and is inclosed in the shell case or tube B. This ejector consists of a pin, 1), of suitable size for pressing against the inner side of the cap without coming in contact withthe shell, so that when the pushpin a, impelled downward by the lever It, bears against the lever E the eicctor p is forced upward until it strikes and removes the cap, the cartridge-shell being precluded from being moved by the ejector. r

The lever E has rigidly al'iixed to one edge a presser, h, which, when the lever E is moved toward the shell-tube B and forced down, bears against the head of the shell and forces the cap in place. i

The ejector-stock I) has near its lower end two or more lateral proiections, c 0, formed, as here shown, by inserting a pin crosswise through it, which serve as a seat for a spring, S, which coils around the ejectorstock I), the upper end of the spring bearing against the under side of a shoulder, .-r, in the shell-tiibeB.

1 will here remark that the shell-tube B is composed of a lower chamber, receiving the stock of the ejector and the spring, whereby it is impelled downward when not otlwrwiseaetuatedfand an upper portion, fitting snugly around and forming a guideior the said stoclo' piece. Thus, when the lover I) forces the push-pin b upward the spring S is contracted by means of the lateral projeetitms c c,'and when the lover I) is released the spring S expandsand pushes the eiectorstock b down until both the lever 15 and the lever it regain their normal positions.

.'l.he lower half ot' thc shell-tube B is made of a size to correspond with the size of the 0 smaller-sized shells, so that such shellswill fit snugly when adjusted to the tube and be held in position during the operations of capping or unoappin The largersized shells, although loose on the tube, will be held in posi- 5 tion by means of a stationarythroat piece, T, as the circumferential flange at the head of the shell will just lap over the throat-piece T, and

when the leverE is movedin the position shown bydotted lines in Fig. 1 the pre'sser h on said I00 tube.

lever will bear down on the shell in the operation of capping, causing the flange of the shell tobcar against the upper side of the throat piece T, and thus, during this operation, the shell will be firmly held in place.

In order to hold the shell in position during the operation of uncapping either size of shell, I have devised a pivoted throat-piece, (designated by T in the drawings,) which may be smaller than the throat-piece T, and is arranged and operates as hereinafter described.

The throat-piece '1 projects from the standard (J, directly over the shell-tube B, so that the upper end or mouth of the shell-tube ll is about in the center of said throat-piece. The throat-pieee T is pivoted on top of the throatpiece T, near the standard 0, and needs only to have an opening large enough to admit of the passage of the presser it through it, and must be small enough to preclude the possibility of the head of a shell passing through its openiiw. It is of peculiar shape,- and has a hook or open-ended slot, 0:, formed on its outer edge, so as to engage with a pin, i, on the outer edge of the throat-piece T, and thus be firmly locked on top of the shell, so as to resist the upward pressure of the shell when the ejector p is forced against the cap during the operation oi uncapphw.

In p 'aetice myapparatus is operated as follows: At'ter ashell has been fircd it is placed in position on the shell-tube I; and the throatpiece T locked. The lever E is then pressed down on the push-pin a, which transmits motion to the lever 1*), forcing the ejector-stock I; upward until the ejector p strikes and ejects the exploded cap. ,A new cap is then placed in position, and the lever Eis moved to the position shown by dotted lines in the drawings, and thccap is ibrced'into the position necessary for firing the shell.

Thus itwill be seen that the shell can be uncapped and capped by this apparatus without nccessitatin g its removal from its supports by the operator. N or is it necessary to reverse or shift the shell-tube, or move the shell from one position to another, nor, in fact, to handle it in any way, as all the operator does is tomovc the lever E first one way and then another to complete both operations.

The great advantage of this invention isits simplicity of operation as compared with other capping and uncapping devices now in use, both operations being performed quickly and with facility one and the same lever without removing the shell from a stationary shell- What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device for capping and uncapping cartridge-shells, a base= iece carrying the stationary shell case or tu e and the standard supporting a pivoted lever carrying a rigid presser, combined with a push-pin arranged in a tube on said base-piece and adapted to bear against and depress one end of a lever pivoted at about its center below the basepicce, so as to force the other end of said lever up against the lower end of an ejector-stock arranged to operate in the shell-ease and car ryingat its upper end an ejector, whereby a shell can be capped and uncapped without necessitatin g the removal of the shell from said stationary shell-case, substantially as specified.

2. In an apparatus for capping and uncap- -ping cartridge-shells, an ejector arranged in a hollowstationary shell-case i'or holding'a cartridge-shell, a pivoted lever for actuating the ejector, a push-pin for transmitting motion to the said lever, and a lever pivoted so that it may be swung over into a position above said push-pin for imparting motion to the pushp'in, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, ill a devicei'or eappingfl" and uncapping cartridge-shells, of a base-piece carryi nga hollow stationary shell-case, a standard and tube arranged as shown,with an ejcctorincloscd in said shell-case and a lever for actuating, the ejector against the action of a spring by means of a push-pin arranged in said tube so as to bear against a second lever pivoted below said base-piece for expelling a cap, and serving also to actuate a presser for inserting a cap, substantiz'illy as specified.

4:. In adevicc t'or uncapping cartridge-shells, a stationary shell case or tube for holding a cartridge-shell, an ejector and a lever pivoted below and -.onn1,ected at one end to the stock.

of said ejector, a push-pin acting on the other end of said lever, and a lever for acting on the push-pin to operate said ejector, substantially as specified. 5. In a device for nncappingcartridge-she!ls, a stationary shell case or tube i'or holding a cartridge-shell, an ejector and a lever pivoted below and connected at one end to the stock of said ejector, a puslrpin acting onihc other end oi said lever, and a levcrl'or actuating said push-pin to operatcthe ejector against the action of a spring, substantially as specified.

6. in an apparatus for capping and uncapping cartridge shells, the base-piece A, carrying the sheila-use l; and standard said shellcase being rigidly ttuched to said base-piece and inclosing the ejector-pin and upwardlyacting cjtmtorstoch, combined. with a stationary throat-piece attached to iilt llpllttl end of said standard and a-inovable throatpiccc pivoied 'on top of said slai ionary throat-piece and S. The combination, with the base-piece A,

supporting, the shell-case B, inelosiug the ejector-stock b, carrying the ejector p, the standard 0, and tube D,'inclosi1 1g, the pushpin a, for transmitting motion from the lever E to the lever E, of the throat-piece T, having the pin 1, with the throat piece T, having the hook or open'ended slot '1) for holding a shell firmly in position during the uneapping operation, substantially'as specified.

9. In an apparatus for capping and uncapping cartridge-shells, having the base-piece A, supporting the shellcase B, inelosing the ejector-stock I), carrying the ejector p, and the tube D, inelosing the push-pin a, the standard G, slotted at both ends for securing and earryin'g the lever E at its upper end and the 15 lever E at its lower end, substantially as and for the purposes hereinabove specified,

10. The combination of the standard G, having-the slots 8 and s, with the lever E, pushpin a, lever E, ejector-pin I), having the spring 20 S, and carrying the ejector 1?, for uneapping a voartrid'ge-shell, substantially as specified.-

SAML. GLOVER.

Witnesses:

ERNEST O. WEBB, E. A. SHORTIJR. 

